Description (Catalog Card): Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes).     
Find Context (Catalog Card): PG 1054 C2     
Material (Catalog Card): Carnelian3     
Material (Catalog Card): Lapis Lazuli3     
Material (Catalog Card): Gold3     
U Number: 11743C     
Object Type: Dress and Personal Ornaments >> Miscellaneous Pieces >> Beads      
Museum: British Museum      
Season Number: 07: 1928-1929      
Culture/Period: Early Dynastic III1     
Description (Modern): String of 20 beads; long, biconical cornelian beads (5) and incised, oval lapis lazuli (10) and gold (5) beads; stone beads are carved, perforated, and polished.1     
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Chalcedony >> Carnelian      
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Lapis Lazuli      
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold      
Museum Number (BM Big Number): 122454     
Museum Number (BM Registration Number): 1929,1017.266     
Measurement (Length): 564     
Measurement (Diameter): 84     
Measurement (Diameter): 85     
Measurement (Diameter): 96     
[1] Data collected by British Museum research team.
[2] NW Corner
[3] Material as described by Woolley
[4] Carnelian, max.
[5] Gold beads
[6] Lapis, max.

Locations: 11743C | 1929,1017.266 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media: 11743C | 1929,1017.266 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery 1934 Woolley, Leonard (none)
PG1054 Field Notes PG1054 Field Notes 1922-1934 Woolley et al (none)
Woolley's Catalog Cards Woolley's Catalog Cards Card -- BM ID:194 Box:50 Page:98 Card -- BM ID:194 Box:50 Page:98 (none)
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